CVE-2026-14823: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Event Tickets and Registration
The Event Tickets and Registration WordPress plugin before 5.29.0.1 does not properly verify authorization on some of its seating actions, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to overwrite the seating layout, ticket inventory, and attendee seat assignments of events they do not own.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-14823 is an authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-639) in the Event Tickets and Registration WordPress plugin. The vulnerability arises because the plugin fails to properly verify user authorization on some seating-related actions. As a result, users with contributor-level privileges or above can overwrite seating layouts, ticket inventories, and attendee seat assignments for events they do not own. This could lead to unauthorized manipulation of event data within the plugin.
Potential Impact
Users with contributor-level access or higher can alter critical event data such as seating arrangements, ticket availability, and attendee seat assignments for events they are not authorized to manage. This could disrupt event management and ticketing integrity, potentially causing operational issues for event organizers.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch information is available at this time. Users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates and consider restricting contributor-level permissions until a fix is released.
CVE-2026-14823: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Event Tickets and Registration
Description
The Event Tickets and Registration WordPress plugin before 5.29.0.1 does not properly verify authorization on some of its seating actions, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to overwrite the seating layout, ticket inventory, and attendee seat assignments of events they do not own.
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-14823 is an authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-639) in the Event Tickets and Registration WordPress plugin. The vulnerability arises because the plugin fails to properly verify user authorization on some seating-related actions. As a result, users with contributor-level privileges or above can overwrite seating layouts, ticket inventories, and attendee seat assignments for events they do not own. This could lead to unauthorized manipulation of event data within the plugin.
Potential Impact
Users with contributor-level access or higher can alter critical event data such as seating arrangements, ticket availability, and attendee seat assignments for events they are not authorized to manage. This could disrupt event management and ticketing integrity, potentially causing operational issues for event organizers.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch information is available at this time. Users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates and consider restricting contributor-level permissions until a fix is released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-06T08:45:42.218Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a6d96d3bf32cb7a344cedc9
Added to database: 08/01/2026, 06:48:51 UTC
Last enriched: 08/01/2026, 07:08:41 UTC
Last updated: 08/02/2026, 02:17:55 UTC
Views: 5
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